Dec. 22. Engraving, Wood, 1423 (?) Line or Steel, 1450 (?) Envelopes first used for letters, 1839. Erie, battle of Lake, Com. Perry's victory, 1813, Sept. 10. Ether first used in surgical operations, 1844. Express, first American, by W. F. Harnden, N. Y. to Boston, 1821. Fenian raids into Canada, 1866, May 31; resumed 1870, Feb. 3, Ferries, operated by steam, first used between New York and Brooklyn, 1824. Fillibustering raids of Wm. Walker, 1853-60. Fire Company, Union, Phila., first volunteer-company in America, 1736 ? Flag, American, first used by Washington at Cambridge, 1776, Jan. 1. -legally established by Congress, 1777, June 14. Florida, cession of, by Spain to the U. S., 1819, Feb. 22. War with Seminoles, 1835-42. France, first Revolution, 1789. Terror, 1793. Reign of Franco-German War, 1870-71. French and Indian War in America, 1754-63. Gas, illuminating, first used, Cornwall, Eng., 1792: in U. S., Boston, 1822. Geneva tribunal on Alabama claims, convened 1871, Dec. 15. German Empire re-established, 1871, Jan. 18. Ghent, treaty of, U. S. and Great Britain, 1815, Feb. 18. Glass first used for windows in England, Greytown, Nicaragua, bombarded by Com. Guadalupe Hidalgo, treaty of, U. S. and 668. re-discovered by monk Schwartz, A. D., 1330. Harper's Ferry, Va., insurrection (John Brown,) 1859, Oct. 16. Aurusene is used for mating pur poses, 1826. Knives, first in England, about 1550. Know-Nothing Party, (American) in N. Y., 1853: National platform and candidate for Presidency, (M. Fillmore,) 1856. Kostza, Martin, taken from Austrian vessel by Capt. Ingraham, 1852, July 2. Lee's surrender to Gen. Grant at Appomattox C. H., Va., 1865, April 12. Liberty Party, national convention, Buffalo, N. Y., 1843, Aug. 30. Library, first American, Harvard College, Cambridge, 1638. first subscription, Phila., 1731. Lightning rods, first used by Benj. Franklin about 1752. Lincoln, assassination of, 1865, April 14. Plague in, 1665. Lopez captured and garroted at Havana, 1851, Aug. 16. Louis XVI beheaded 1793, Jan. 21. Louisiana ceded by France to the U. S., Omnibuses first used in New 1803, April 30. Magna Charta signed 1215. Matches, friction, first used, 1829. Mecklenburg co., N. C., Declaration of Independence, 1776, May 31. Mexico, war with, declared by Congress, 1846, May 13, closed 1848, Feb. 2. -, city of, captured by Gen. Scott, 1847, Sept. 14. cession of territory to U. S., 1848, Feb. 2. cession of Gadsden purchase to the U. S., 1853, Dec. 30. war with, by France, Spain and Great Britain, 1861-63. proclamation of Empire, under Maximilian, 1863, July 10. Republic restored, Maximilian shot, 1867, June 19. Milan decree by Napoleon, 1807, Dec. 17. Military Academy, West Point, founded by Congress, 1802, March 16. Missouri Compromise (restricting Slavery to South of 36° 30',) passed 1820, March 3, repealed 1854, May 24. Modoc war in California begun, 1872, Nov. 29. Monroe Doctrine declared in Pres. Monroe's message, 1823, Dec. 2. Orders in Council, British, Jan. 7. Ordinance of 1787, passed b Congress, 1787, Sept. 15. Organs, first authentic use of land, 951. Ostend Manifesto, as to Cul Soulé, James Buchanan and 1854, Oct. 21. Paper made by Chinese, from (?) from vegetable fibre, A. cotton, A. D., 711 : from rags Paris, treaty of, ceding Fre possessions to Great Britain, second treaty of, clos War, 1856, March 30. Patent right law, first enac 1790, April 15. Peace Conference convened a 1861, Feb. 4. Pencils, leaden styles used, A modern, used in Engla Pens, steel, first made, 180 used about 1825. Philadelphia founded by Wm. Riots in, native Americ 1844, May 6-8. Phonograph invented by T. A ole, Faust and Schoeffer, 1456. ok printed with date, Latin st and Schoeffer, 1457. Dok in English, "History of ted at Cologne, by William ok printed in England with s "Game and Playe of the 1. America, Escala Espiritual printed by Juan Hablas, Mex ess in the United States, at -first in the United States, at first in New York State, Sugar cane first cultivated in U. S., near Sunday Schools, first established by Robt. Telegraph, first electric, Paddington to Morse's, invented, 1835. first in operation in America, Washington to Baltimore, 1844, May 27. submarine cable, first laid between Dover and Calais, 1851. first Atlantic cable operated, 1858. Telephone, (speaking,) A. Graham Bell, first presented Phila. Centennial Exhibition, 1876 practically successful as a telegraph, 1877, May 14. Telescope, invented, 1608. Al-Texas annexed as a State, by Act of Congress, 1845, March 1, n Germany, 1517, in England, arty, first convention, Pitts856, Feb. 22. Specie payments in U. S., d 1875, Jan. 14: took effect War, beginning, battle of 775, April 19. last battle, Combahee, 1782, nary treaty of peace, 1782, ., evacuated by Confederates, mancipation in, 1861. mew, massacre of, 1572, Aug. ndary decided in favor of the ct. 21. st steamer crossed the Atays, Savannah to Liverpool, . first, in Georgia and Florida, lorida, 1835-42. ine first patented, England, mplete, E. Howe, (American,) on in Massachusetts, 1786-87. . (or Pittsburgh Landing,) 32, April 6-7. Theatre, first in America, Williamsburg, Thirty Years War in Germany, 1618-1648. Tripoli war with the United States, 1803-5. Union of England and Scotland, 1707: Great Vicksburg, surrender of, 1863, July 4. Washington, Treaty of, with Great Britain, Watches first made in Nuremberg, 1477. Wilmot Proviso, restricting slavery, of- Yellowstone National Park, act of Congress, Cornwallis to Statement showing the Receipts and Disbursements of the Government from i and the amount of Losses, and the ratio of such Losses per 81,000 to the aggr arranged as nearly as practicable in periods of Administrations; also in the quent to June 30, 1861; prepared by the Treasury Department in answer ADMINISTRATION. Revision of the reply to Senate resolution of February 9, 1876, extending the comparison therein n Washington 8 56,448,721 210,552 3 72 55,426,822 38,498 Adams, John... 4 46,085,418 42,250 91 43,811,926 190,950 Jefferson 108,238,978 287,260 2 65 107,686,312 303,834 Madison. 266,246,515 294,975 1 10 255,105,106 1,855,447 7 Monroe 178,649,964 629,947 3 52 188,437,780 2,492,526 13 Adams, J. Q. 97,818,055 332,953 3 40 97,264,000 513,829 5 Jackson 255,182,775 1,412,388 5 53 223,546,050 2,306,237 10 Van Buren... 129,948,549 392,328 3 01 137,094,438 2,899,654 21 Harrison.... Tyler.. 116,736,005 429,981 3 68 109,187,401 1,133,242 10 Polk. Taylor. 4 201,857,508 18,110 08 205,194,701 1,712,170 Fillmore. 211,908,613 276,279 1 30 194,370,493 1,485,193 4,042,316,438 2,562,722 63 3,891,576,259 1,889,641 5,318,698,324 1,189,140 22 5,287,604,646 1,138,541 1,728,979,907 None...... None... 1,557,034,964 1,384 18,024,115,418 8,994,375 49 17,634,620,963 28,527,858 1 ..7,458,985 914,164 13,922 362,686 69,259 147,143 81,986 12,776 153,653,182|12.2 8. 8,042,497 1,098,088 12,711 203,924 44,337 73,828 35,669 23,750 69.229,185 13.6 23,557,373 13.6 colored troops enlisted in the States in rebellion; besides this, there were 92.576 colored (with the white soldiers) in the quotas of the several States; the 3d column gives the aggre but many enlisted South were credited to Northern States." ggregate of troops furnished for all periods of service-from 3 months to 3 years time. Re rm three years standard, the whole number of troops enlisted amounted to 2,320,272. d West Virginia populations by census of 1860, as divided by counties in 1863. s given from the Report of the Provost Marshal General in 1866, with the remark tha bursements in bounties were made in some States, the aggregate not ascertainable. |